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The Conflicting Incentives of Online Dating Sites

October 16, 2018 The founders of online dating sites like Match, JDate, and even Tinder (which is owned by Match) want you to use their sites to meet a significant other. Online dating makes it so much easier to connect

Erika October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Choosing your mate, Dating apps, Dating Sites 1 Comment Read more

8 Things NOT To Do On a First Date

September 1, 2018 Having your phone out or texting someone else It’s rude—plain and simple. When you have your phone out, the other person assumes that you’re looking for better plans or would jump to leave at the first ding

Erika August 31, 2018October 15, 2018 Date etiquette, Dating Advice, Do's and Don'ts of Dating 2 Comments Read more

Women’s Top 5 Dating Pet Peeves

July 26, 2018 This article is for anyone trying to get a date with a woman. As a woman myself, and working with 65% female clients of all ages, I have some insider information on what women want when it

Erika July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Advice for friends of daters, Dating Advice, Do's and Don'ts of Dating, Online dating tips, Online dating trends 6 Comments Read more

Show Up or Show Yourself Out

June 20, 2018 It was 11 AM on a recent Sunday. My friend Stephanie was looking forward to meeting her date for brunch that they had scheduled over the dating app Bumble. She arrived on time, sat down at a

Erika June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 Date etiquette, Dating apps, Do's and Don'ts of Dating 8 Comments Read more

Should We Swipe Right on Facebook Dating?

May 9, 2018 Last week, in a surprise announcement, Facebook made it known to the world that it would be entering the online dating game. While the timing was interesting—right after Mark Zuckerberg had to testify in front of Congress

Erika May 7, 2018May 9, 2018 Dating apps, Dating Sites, How to meet people, Online dating trends 3 Comments Read more

It Doesn’t Matter How You Met

April 12, 2018  Every year, I host a big Passover Seder, and this year it happened to be just a couple weeks ago, on March 30th. If you’re not familiar, Passover is the Jewish holiday that celebrates (with lots of

Erika April 12, 2018May 8, 2018 Choosing your mate 4 Comments Read more

The Art of the First Date

March 6, 2018 While a lot of the advice I give revolves around how to get the first date, even more important is how to nail that first date. First dates can be nerve-wracking, whether you’re a seasoned dater or

Erika March 5, 2018March 6, 2018 Age and dating, Dating Advice, First Date 7 Comments Read more

A Math Nerd Tackles Hinge and OkCupid

February 2, 2018 Hi, my name is Erika, and I’m a math nerd. Hi, my name is Erika, and I’m a dating coach. Yep, same person. The strangeness of my skillset is not lost on me. When feasible, I try

Erika February 2, 2018 Dating apps, Dating Sites, How to meet people, Online dating tips, Online dating trends No Comments Read more

Posing This Simple Question to a First Date Will Doom Your Chances of a Second Date

January 18, 2018 I just read this article in Business Insider the other day called “Posing this simple question to a first date will help you decide if you have a future together.” As a dating coach who gives plenty

Erika January 18, 2018 Advice for friends of daters, Dating Advice, Do's and Don'ts of Dating, First Date 2 Comments Read more

Dating in the #MeToo Movement

January 18, 2018 Now that some of the dust has settled (the key word being “some”), I’m going to give my take on the Aziz Ansari situation. Note that I actually wrote this on Monday evening, right after the story

Erika January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 Choosing your mate, Date etiquette, Dating Advice, Do's and Don'ts of Dating, First Date 4 Comments Read more

OkCupid Has Identity Crisis

December 22, 2017 Over the years, I’ve been known as LovesLifeDC, SassyScotchLover, SmartNSassy, and SassClassWhisky.  No, these aren’t nicknames I got from friends in college or at my first job.  These were all of my usernames on the dating site

Erika December 22, 2017 Dating apps, Dating Sites No Comments Read more

6 Reasons Why They Don’t Reply

December 12, 2017 This one is mainly for the ladies… You’re swiping through Bumble. You see a really cute guy (or gal). You swipe right.  You match!! You message him (on Bumble, the woman has to write first)… only to

Erika December 11, 2017December 12, 2017 Dating Advice, Dating apps, Online dating trends, Uncategorized 35 Comments Read more

One Small Step for Tinder. One Giant Leap for No One.

October 31, 2017 Ah, Tinder. Some love it. Some hate it. Some have no idea what to think about it. Tinder was at the forefront of apps of its kind, coming into the market in September of 2012. In the

Erika October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 Date etiquette, Dating apps, Emojis and dating No Comments Read more

Eerie, Sexy, or Funny… What Your Costume Says About You

October 31, 2017 People often ask me what to wear on a first date. I give a few pieces of advice on this topic: – Wear clothes to match the venue. (As in, something casual at a coffee shop. Something

Erika October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 Dating Advice, Do's and Don'ts of Dating, Uncategorized 2 Comments Read more

7 Things People Write in Their Profiles and What They Actually Mean

September 28, 2017 People write all kinds of things in their profiles because it’s what they think others want to hear. Let’s take a look at 7 of these and then define what they actually mean. 1. What you say:

Erika September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 Uncategorized 5 Comments Read more

Are the Dating Apps Effective Tools for Meeting Someone?

August 8, 2017 Despite the nuanced differences, all dating apps (Tinder, Bumble, Happn, The League, Coffee Meets Bagel, etc.) work similarly in that you look at a picture and you swipe left or right (not interested or interested, respectively) based

Erika August 7, 2017August 9, 2017 Dating Advice, Dating apps, Dating Sites, Online dating tips 7 Comments Read more

Are We Still On? Dating in the Time of Flakes.

July 20, 2017 I scheduled a coffee date for 1 PM Thursday with someone on Bumble. We arranged this through the dating app the night before around midnight, ending with, “I’ll see you then!” At 11 AM on Thursday, the

Erika July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 Dating Advice, Do's and Don'ts of Dating 35 Comments Read more

Two Lies Don’t Make a Truth

Two Lies Don’t Make a Truth

July 5, 2017 I had a date several years ago with someone I had met on an online dating site. He was handsome, witty, and intelligent—the trifecta in my book—so we decided to meet for brunch.  (As a side note,

Erika July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 Advice for friends of daters, Choosing your mate, Dating Advice, Do's and Don'ts of Dating, How to meet people, Online dating tips, Uncategorized 2 Comments Read more

Emojis and Online Dating: A Match Made in… Face with Rolling Eyes + Pile of Poo

June 6, 2017 I can’t lie—I’m a big fan of the emoji.  If I’m talking about my propensity to make a pun in any and all situations, I’ll probably punctuate it with the “nerd face” emoji.  Or, if I’m asking

Erika June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 Dating Advice, Dating Sites, Emojis and dating, Uncategorized 4 Comments Read more

Your Dating Life is Not Only as Good as Your Last Date

May 1, 2017 I have a client who is lovely. She is 55 years old but looks 45 (which I rarely say!), extremely physically active, and has a smile for miles. I’m helping her manage her Match.com account—selecting men, helping

Erika May 1, 2017 Age and dating, Choosing your mate, Dating Advice, First Date No Comments Read more

Why We Want the One Person We Can’t Have

March 31, 2017 The story often starts the same. You like someone. He or she likes you… maybe. You continue liking this person. This person stops liking you (or never did) and pulls back. You like this person more. This

Erika March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 Choosing your mate, Dating Advice 8 Comments Read more

The Alternative to Ghosting… Telling the Truth

March 14, 2017 Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of talk about ghosting, the one-sided act of ending a relationship without having the decency to tell the other person in the relationship that you’re ending it. It’s

Erika March 14, 2017 Date etiquette, Do's and Don'ts of Dating, First Date 3 Comments Read more

Dating Pointers in an Interview with 730DC

February 14, 2017 I was recently interviewed by a young professional publication in Washington, DC called 730DC.  I realized, after reading the article, that much of the advice here is applicable not just to people in DC or to young professionals,

Erika February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Age and dating, Dating Advice, Dating apps, Do's and Don'ts of Dating, How to meet people 1 Comment Read more

#BachelorGirlsSoYoung

January 18, 2017 The Bachelor started back up a few weeks ago. Now, I didn’t start watching until two seasons ago, mainly because Ben Higgins was so darn cute, but every time a new season starts, I have mixed feelings

Erika January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Age and dating, Choosing your mate, Dating Advice 2 Comments Read more

You’re Such a Liar!

December 14, 2016 I had a date several years ago with someone I had met on an online dating site. He was handsome, witty, and intelligent—the trifecta in my book—so we decided to meet for brunch. (As a side note,

Erika December 10, 2016December 14, 2016 Advice for friends of daters, Choosing your mate, Dating Advice, How to meet people 2 Comments Read more
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